The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-12
NEWS or Tue THEATRES.


rdvt, poo,n vns never regarded moro critically by All
.raono. than when at the dedication Of the ac;ors
he stood up to utter words OF his own The
a., that The eyeroi,es took place In cemetery and
h.t the tonic was Of funsrea character did not pre-
IN, hs fellov actors and tho others from sppaudns
s.s,,ly To those who were near him u was plainly
s,asn, TIA, he vas nervous. He did not however put
~ ,isht hand i'm the fol Of his Prince Albert and
M. sf, hand behind him according TO the device OF
s,, n,b,io nd Of those members
s oasuai ob,srvsr would not have noticed that he had
sny banda for he yas sparne Of his gestures and
Al them we're ob,rusiye His little speech had been put
an pspey and committed to msmory. lie spoke 1t
,moothly and with attention to Infections but few who
s.ood mora than twenty feet away could hear what he
said he hardly turned head from the beginning to
ehs and and when no concluded no bowed slightly and
sas down solemn and disnined. The applause
lorx continued, bu, he made response TO 1t.
His address took up barely Ave minutes lie
AT Win pared head throughout the rest Of the
niss and was A motionless a. statue except when he
replied eravely to soma remark by the Rev. Dr. Hough
ton Who was In the chair beside him TO the actresses
a. 70 the general crowd Booth the centre Of aten'
lion and whom the tragediAn threw up his hands con.
vusysly and went down With the colapsins platform
more ware no, wanting fair ones to shrek in momsn
y7 ,sstor lest the greatest ornament Of tho American
STARE has come To HARM But II to be noticed that
although th.y uttered cries Of fright their rosy cheeks
blausbsd not II was apparent In moment that neither
Booth nor anybody had been injured BY the accs
dent and then the actresses led In the laugh hst
VA Justified BY tho involuntary lapse from dignity
he fpaft Of Boo,h Dr.. Houghton. A. " Palmer and
o,hsr sslsmu.faosd gentlemen The girls were vastly
amused By H. aud they did not hide their faces behind
fans or programmes IN order 10 laugh unseen. They
listened 70 the brief addresse, sttentvey most
peops would but their bright eyes resueasy seek.
ins oss here and there oelehrss
10 b favored with how, Others to DO pointed oxt to
neiehbors and commented on They did not act alto
ge,hsY % II thoy wers at y funeral Neither did
vhodv Roo, CLAIMED THAR hands
vigorously whe, anything was said that pleased
tAe a thsy appreciated valu, of applause
and meant TO do thcy would 10 done by Their gar
nsnts were imposing examples OF tho highest style.
ne cheeka Of some were reddsr than the red red
deuay Distilled In oarmine Their eyes lustrous
n diauonds spaykpg In settinas of jet This descrp
tien may BE- suggestive of make up" and the facts
would amply Justify IT, The actresses made curiou,
study a. hey descended steps from the stand the
conclusion Of the sxsrcisea 10 only fair to that
shsre were soma who passed down and
the dsuss crowd a. modcstiy and unobtrusvey par
ssns' wives might have done; but the majority were
only too anxious to pause and pose Half way down the
steps naturally brought one tho most advantageous
position for being seen; abe would then be separated
from the crowd behind and In full view Of the crowd
below. SO nearly every woman stopped there on the
way down. looked about over the Of people in
tmperious way turned her head haushy back to II
hsr MON, were following and then continued
S.,esnt never defining to recognize the
nrsssnos Of The staring Thousands
IL ~ remayta table ss.eYnby that crowded the plat
form NJ the foot Of the actors and thronged
ths burial Mot was handsome exhibition and yet
IA had a number Of crushed tragediaus and men who
voud like To be taken for actors They come out In full
eesos At professional matnsea and on all occasions
vhe,e actor, eonsrsxs,e They were a secdy meian.
cAoiy lot Walking types from the csrcarro pages Of
thu comic papers They were all smoothly shaven Of
eauysa vhiis MANY genuine actor had his summer
noustsoA. on ons in particular cut sorry dgure He
stood near the entrance TO the grand stand His face
h.d a protesouo rose mtlsnce to Henry Irving low.
crowned s,lk hat IN fitted his head his sleeves were
,usy and shabby his rouser, barely reached his ankles
and he carried 4 heavy cane under his arm. lie com.
ul.nsd now and then that ssiona people had In
considerably crowded themselves into the grand stand
10 ths Of those whose art led them to expect
place thero by risht There were comparatively few
veILknov n ACTRESSES but for o; curious
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Nypocyite has drawn several large audiences the
youytsenth Stree. since its opening nishs but the
strsassh Of cast TO which Manager R0senques has
from the arss svsn discreet publicity be held
srsy rsspenstbs for this seeming endorsement Of o
very weak play, tbs impression gains ground that
atsvsnss share the authorship disastrous to tho
play. AFshsarsal IVES held on Thursday. great deal